East Beach
Santa Barbara County, California, United States
- Paid parking
Today at a glance
Best: 8 am to 3 pm, sunset 6:14 pm7.7
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.1
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.4
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
8.6
11 km/h7 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
8.5
12 km/h8 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
4 km/h3 mph wind, Great
6.2
5 km/h3 mph wind, Good
7.1
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.2
14 km/h8 mph wind, Great
7.7
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to 3 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 14°C58°F
- Water
- 22°C71°F
- Wind
- 64 km/hmph WNW
- Gusts
- 138 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- —
- Rain
- 2%
- Sunset
- 6:14 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 8 am, 1.1 m4 ft
- Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About East Beach
East Beach is a sandy beach located in Santa Barbara, California. It spans 1.6 miles in length and is situated 390 feet from the nearest bus stop. The beach is near West Beach, which is 0.98 miles away, and is 0.26 miles from the nearest toilets.
East Beach located in Santa Barbara, California, United States, is often the first beach seen upon entering the city limits. East Beach is separated from West Beach by Stearn's Wharf, and is proximal to downtown Santa Barbara. East Beach is the primary beach for tourists, as some of the major Santa Barbara hotels face this beach. Cabrillo Bathhouse and Gym are also located on East Beach.
East Beach is world-famous for volleyball, as it hosts several volleyball tournaments each year.
Source: East Beach (Santa Barbara) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms430 m0.3 mi away
- Showers500 m0.3 mi away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 320 m0.2 mi. Listed as paid
- Food and drink8 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 290 m940 ft
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 120 m390 ftCabrillo at Puerta Vallarta Westbound (East Beach)
- Nearest town
- 2.7 km1.7 miSanta Barbara (city)
- Nearest airport
- 42 km26 miSanta Ynez Airport (SQA)
Nearby places
- ConvivoItalian290 m940 ft
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- West Beach1.6 km1.0 mi west away8.3 Great later
- Leadbetter Beach2.7 km1.7 mi south-west away8.3 Great later
- Butterfly Beach3.7 km2.3 mi east away8.3 Great later
- Rosewood Miramar Beach4.3 km2.7 mi east away8.3 Great later
- Hendrys Beach6.0 km3.7 mi west away8.4 Great later
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sat9.7 ExcellentBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.6 ExcellentBest 10 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.9 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Tue9.3 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 10 km/h6 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.3 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%